John 20:31
But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.
I am extremely unathletic. You would not want me on your team. I regard balls as flying missiles, weapons, in fact, programmed to slam into my face.
Take volleyball, the No. 2 participatory sport in the World. In high school, I thought of volleyball as the No. 1 most dangerous sport as I faced my opposition. And many would not disagree: the fastest spike was timed at 110 miles an hour, faster than the fastball of Cleveland Indian’s Hall of Famer Bob Feller. I knew that opposing team was setting up a spike to come flying right at me, the team pigeon. And, as if pre-ordained, that ball would either land at my feet or I’d duck to avoid being hit.
That’s why I love this verse. See, God is no volleyball spiker, setting us up for a kill. Nope, this verse tells us that God is setting up those shots so we can join his winning team. John documented just enough of Jesus’ miracles to help us believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, bringing us all Eternal Life.
Jane Oppermann,
with the support of Lea Wagner, former Commissioner of the United States Volleyball Association and member of All Saints.
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